- Introduction and guidance
- Introduction
- 1 Online, the new frontline
- 2 Understanding current threats
- 3 Securing my digital information
- 4 Week 1 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 1
- Further reading
- Introduction
- 1 Passwords: what are they for?
- 2 Improving password security
- 3 Two-factor authentication
- 4 Week 2 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 2
- Further reading
- Introduction
- 1 Viruses
- 2 How malware gets into your computer
- 3 Keeping yourself protected
- 4 Week 3 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 3
- Further reading
- Introduction
- 1 What is the internet?
- 2 Is your private information really private?
- 3 Why we need standards on the internet
- 4 Week 4 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 4
- Introduction
- 1 The secret of keeping secrets
- 2 Putting cryptography to use
- 3 Comparing different cryptographic techniques
- 4 Week 5 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 5
- Introduction
- 1 Firewall basics
- 2 VPN basics
- 3 Intrusion detection system (IDS)
- 4 Week 6 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 6
- Further reading
- Introduction
- 1 Identity theft
- 2 Laws and computers
- 3 Who should you contact?
- 4 Week 7 quiz
- 5 Summary of Week 7
- Further reading
- Introduction
- 1 Information as an asset
- 2 Staying safe online
- 3 What do you do now?
- 4 End-of-course quiz
- 5 End-of-course guide and round-up
- 6 Next steps
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Acknowledgements
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